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Document 2518
DOCN M94A2518
TI AIDS surveillance in Japan.
DT 9412
AU Miyazaki M; O'Brien T; Naemura M; MOHW, Tokyo, Japan.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):286 (abstract no. PC0064). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370057
AB OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of non-transfusion associated AIDS
in Japan. METHODS: The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare began
AIDS surveillance in 1983. AIDS attributed to blood transfusion is
excluded from this surveillance system. RESULTS: Through 1993, AIDS was
reported in 262 adults. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. 69% are of
Japanese ethnicity and 31% belong to another ethnic group. 84 cases
(32%) are attributed to male homosexual contact, 87 (33%) to
heterosexual contact, and 2 (1%) to injection drug use; no HIV risk was
identified for 89 cases (34%). Men contribute 90% of all cases,
including 80% of cases attributed to heterosexual contact and 89% of
cases with no identified risk. CONCLUSIONS: 1) AIDS is rare in Japan,
but reported cases increased sharply in 1993. 2) The high male to female
ratio among persons with AIDS attributed to heterosexual contact
suggests acquisition of HIV infection outside of Japan or
misclassification of HIV risk.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Adult
Blood Transfusion/ADVERSE EFFECTS Female Human Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Male Risk Factors Sex Behavior MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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